- March 9th, 2026
A noticeable burning smell detected across various parts of Singapore in recent days is likely due to smoke haze drifting south from vegetation fires north of the island, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Monday (Jan 26). In a...
Singapore must strengthen its integration efforts if it is to sustain higher levels of immigration, Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow said on Monday (Jan 26), warning that demographic realities leave the city-state with few alternatives. Speaking at the Institute of...
Passengers aboard a ferry that capsized off the southern Philippines in the middle of the night were thrown into panic as the vessel suddenly listed and overturned, killing at least 18 people, many of them elderly women, according to a...
Micron Technology broke ground on an advanced wafer fabrication facility in Singapore on Tuesday (Jan 27), marking the country’s first double-storey wafer manufacturing fab and a major expansion of the US chipmaker’s footprint in Southeast Asia. The new facility will...
Israeli forces on Monday (Jan 26) brought home the remains of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage held in Gaza, marking the end of a prolonged and deeply emotional chapter that has weighed heavily on Israeli society since Hamas’s Oct....
Saudi Arabia said on Monday that its relationship with the United Arab Emirates remains “vital” for regional stability, even as tensions have surfaced between the two Gulf allies over developments in war-torn Yemen. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan...
China’s latest investigation into its armed forces — this time targeting the country’s most senior uniformed officer — has dramatically hollowed out the nation’s highest military decision-making body, raising fresh questions about stability, loyalty and control within the People’s Liberation...
South Korea announced on Monday that it plans to construct two new nuclear reactors by 2038 as part of efforts to meet rising electricity demand while cutting carbon emissions. Speaking at a news conference in Seoul, Climate Minister Kim Sung-whan...
Damascus is reportedly coordinating with the United States to assert control over Jabal al-Arab, the southern Syrian region home to the majority of the Druze population, Israeli broadcaster KAN News reported, citing a Syrian official. According to the official, American...
The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia’s West Bandung region has risen to 17, authorities said on Monday, as rescue teams entered a third day of operations. The disaster struck early on Saturday morning, when heavy rains triggered a...
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